Nine industry icons enter the Hall

Nine industry icons have entered the 2nd annual Canadian Film and Television Hall of Fame, organized by Playback.

"We are very excited to once again be honoring the great people who were instrumental in building the Canadian film and television industry," says Playback publisher Peter Vamos.

The 2nd annual Hall of Fame honorees and their categories are: Robert Lantos, producer and cofounder of the former Alliance Communications (industry builder); Roger Frappier, veteran Quebec film producer and Academy Award nominee (feature film); Trina McQueen, former president and COO of CTV (television); Catherine O'Hara, SCTV alum and beloved actress (talent); Allan King, filmmaker and cinéma vérité master (creative); and four recipients in the pioneer category: Israel Asper, founder of Canwest Global Communications; Donald Brittain, renowned documentary filmmaker; and Johnny Wayne and Frank Shuster, the legendary Canadian comedy duo known as Wayne and Shuster.